Shy Child

Shy Child are the bewildering, blasphemous altar boy of indie rave. They sit among the dance music choir, yet are just a bit misplaced. You can’t quite work out if they should have failed the audition or ought to be given a solo slot at St Paul’s. The sheer relentlessness of their songs is compelling. They ar

The Rough Trade record store played host to an intimate gig for the unique Shy Child. We stood between the racks of CDs to listen to the band it is near impossible to pigeon hole into any particular genre – synthesised sounds that would not be out of place on a Prodigy track are mixed with happy-hardcore-esqu

Except for one thing…Instead of creating evil techno punk they dole out brain-bending electric cyber-pop, and instead of a normal six string in singer Pete Carfarella's hands, there sits that bastion of corny, '80s loser chic – a bloody keytar.

In the packed-out cave that is Madame Jojo’s tonight, Shy Child are about to take the stage for what is their first UK show in well, quite a while. Having emerged onto our shores around 2006 and being lucky enough to gain high-profile support slots with the likes of Klaxons, and even a chance to perform at We

The Pyramids was full of kids of kids wearing fluorescent clothes and waving glow sticks who seemed excited about the night of entertainment ahead of them.

Camden Crawl 2007